<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc"><div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear colleagues,</span></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We would like to remind you that </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Baracchi III: The third Pietro Baracchi conference”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is next week, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">November 3-4, 2021</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7:00-11:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, online.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Similar to the previous editions, Baracchi III aims to highlight areas of common interest and activity between Australian and Italian astronomy, consolidating existing collaborations and leading to new connections. </span></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A special featured talk will open each day of the meeting. Four sessions with invited talks will cover the following themes with high Australian/Italian common activity: </span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div>
<ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project; </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">European Southern Observatory (ESO);</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO);</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gravitational </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">waves and multi messenger astronomy.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
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<div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please note that</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> online registration is needed to attend </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the conference. </span></div>
<div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Deadline: November 1, 2021, 11:00 UTC</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div>
<div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Direct registration link: </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/msAVCzvkyVCMQWxz5H4oeHB?domain=indico.ict.inaf.it/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/1582/registrations/571/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We will use the Cisco Webex meeting platform. </span></div></span><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc"><div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A dedicated Slack space will also be available.</span></div></span><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc"></span><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc"></span><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc"></span><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc"></span><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc"><div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Note: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Webex connection details, Slack links and instructions</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will be sent via email to the registered participants</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> after the registration closes.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The final program is available here: </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pGtcCANpgjCNLpn5kI8V4bC?domain=indico.ict.inaf.it" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/1582/timetable/#20211103</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(click on the detailed view to see the contributions within sessions).</span></div></span><span id="gmail-m_219348082748062500gmail-m_359572943349221772docs-internal-guid-861e63de-7fff-af88-9902-c9a90056e5fc">
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<div style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recordings of the talks and presentation materials will be made available after the conference.</span></div>
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<div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are looking forward to a lively meeting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Giulia Macario and Steven Tingay, on behalf of the SOC.</span></div></span><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">***************************************************************************************</div><div>It is often convenient for me to send emails outside business hours. <br></div><div>But I have no expectation of responses outside business hours.<br></div><div dir="ltr">***************************************************************************************</div><div>If you receive a one line (or even a one word) email from me, please don't <br></div><div>read anything into it. I may be busy. I may be on my phone.<br></div><div><div dir="ltr">***************************************************************************************</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Professor Steven Tingay (He/Him/His)<br></div><div>John Curtin Distinguished Professor<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Executive Director<br>Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy<br>Curtin University<br>Bentley, Western Australia<br>Australia<br><br></div><div>Deputy Executive Director<br></div><div>International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research</div><div><br></div><div>Director</div><div>Murchison Widefield Array<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Street address:<br>Brodie Hall building<br>1 Turner Ave<br>Technology Park<br>Bentley 6102<br>Western Australia<br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:s.tingay@curtin.edu.au" target="_blank">S.Tingay@curtin.edu.au</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>WWW: <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/p2wgCBNqjlC7pWMNYiNwwd6?domain=astronomy.curtin.edu.au" target="_blank">http://astronomy.curtin.edu.au</a><br></div><div> <a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ytalCD1vlpT5NYnZ4UZ2uiI?domain=icrar.org" target="_blank">http://www.icrar.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Phone: +61 (0)8 9266 4908<br><br>Mobile: +61 (0)401 103635<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(47,84,150)">I acknowledge and pay
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